Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 7705
Loc: southern Cal
To return to the OP's question: Just remember that every time you use your FAK, it gets lighter. That, combined with blood and tissue loss can easily result in net savings of 4 oz or even more.
These are significant quantities to an ultralight fanatic, believe me.
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